Rebels, Tigers ready for jamboree battle

11:19 PM,
Aug. 29, 2013

Neville's Trevor Eskew (61) looks to the sideline for the play call in a scrimmage against Ouachita.

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It is a series that dates back 59 years. It is a rivalry that has endured with great passion from both sides of the river, even though the two teams are no longer in the same district.

The West Monroe-Neville football series is renewed for a jamboree contest Friday at Rebel Stadium in West Monroe. Junior varsity teams play at 6 p.m., and varsity will take the field shortly after the conclusion of the first game.

Though there's nothing more on the line than a chance to improve, the two teams, and especially the two fan bases, go into the game with more excitement than just an average tune-up before the ...